2 Samuel 7:11-13

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 2 Samuel 7:11 tn Or “rest.”
2. 2 Samuel 7:11 tn In the Hebrew text the verb is apparently perfect with vav consecutive, which would normally suggest a future sense (“he will declare”; so the LXX, ἀπαγγελεῖ [apangelei]). But the context seems instead to call for a present or past nuance (“he declares” or “he has declared”). The synoptic passage in 1 Chr 17:10 has וָאַגִּד (vaʾaggid, “and I declared”). The construction used in 2 Sam 7:11 highlights this important statement.
3. 2 Samuel 7:11 tn Heb “the Lord.”
4. 2 Samuel 7:11 tn Heb “house,” but used here in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. Here the Lord’s use of the word plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple for the Lord. To reflect this in the English translation the adjective “dynastic” has been supplied.
5. 2 Samuel 7:12 tn Heb, “when your days are full and you lie down with your ancestors.”
6. 2 Samuel 7:12 tn Heb “your seed after you who comes out from your insides.”
7. 2 Samuel 7:13 tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom permanently.”